Here's a preemptive petition (appropriate, huh?) to prevent escalation in Iraq. BUT DON'T SIGN IT.
Instead, take those 2 minutes of your life to do something more effective—call your U.S. representative today and register your opinion that way. A phone call is a thousand times more effective than a mailed letter, which is five hundred thousand times more effective than an email.
To find the phone number for your representative, visit congress.org and enter your ZIP code.
Call the DC number or the district office number. Doesn't really matter. Just call. All you have to say is something like "I'm a constituent of Congress(wo)man So-and-So, and I'm calling to ask that s/he oppose any increase in American troops in Iraq." Don't worry—the staffer won't ask you why or challenge you. They'll just record your call and add it to the report of constituent feedback for their boss.
